3 kilos of cocaine seized during Lamar Co. traffic stop
Updated: Jan. 17, 2019 at 7:44 PM CST
LAMAR COUNTY, MS (WDAM) - Several kilograms of cocaine were discovered during a traffic stop in Lamar County on Thursday morning, according to Sheriff Danny Rigel.
Rigel said deputies pulled over a vehicle driven by 32-year-old Salvador Lopez Guzman, of Collinsville, AL, on U.S. Highway 59 around 8:30 a.m.
According to Rigel, a search of the vehicle turned up three kilograms of cocaine, a handgun and cash. Rigel said the street value of the cocaine is about $75,000.
Rigel said the Drug Enforcement Administration charged Guzman with possession of over a kilogram of cocaine with a firearm enhancement. Guzman is being held at the Stone County Jail.
The DEA is the lead agency in the investigation.
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